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I was recently reading some of the speaker recommendations from Stereophile magazine and of course it is no surprise that the 'A' class full-range speakers also fall into the category of
not really affordable for most listeners. On the other hand their recommendations for smaller sized speakers that may still offer similar sound fidelity with restricted LF performance is much more reasonable in cost.
My question is, if you only have a large listening space but want to enjoy the SQ of a smaller footprint speaker such as the Harbeth P3ESR speakers, will you still be hearing them in all its glory? Or will the acoustics of a large room completely swallow up the dynamics of the small speaker? Maybe you just have to sit really close to the speakers almost in near-field to really enjoy them?
Thanks for everyone's thoughts!
not really affordable for most listeners. On the other hand their recommendations for smaller sized speakers that may still offer similar sound fidelity with restricted LF performance is much more reasonable in cost.
My question is, if you only have a large listening space but want to enjoy the SQ of a smaller footprint speaker such as the Harbeth P3ESR speakers, will you still be hearing them in all its glory? Or will the acoustics of a large room completely swallow up the dynamics of the small speaker? Maybe you just have to sit really close to the speakers almost in near-field to really enjoy them?
Thanks for everyone's thoughts!